Melting point
107-110 °C(lit.)
Boiling point
440.74°C (rough estimate)
vapor pressure
0.5 at 25 °C (extrapolated from vapor pressures determined at higher temperatures, Tesconi andYalkowsky, 1998)
Water Solubility
Practically insoluble in water
Henry's Law Constant
0.188 at 5 °C, 0.513 at 15 °C, 0.681 at 20 °C, 0.957 at 25 °C, 2.76 at 35 °C:in 3% NaCl solution: 1.15 at 5 °C, 1.88 at 15 °C, 3.36 at 25 °C, 5.43 at 35 °C (gas stripping-GC, Cetin et al., 2006)
Exposure limits
NIOSH REL: 0.5 mg/m3, IDLH 500 mg/m3; OSHA PEL: TWA 1 mg/m3; ACGIH TLV: TWA 1 mg/m3.
Stability:
Stable. Combustible. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents, iron and aluminium and their salts, alkalies.
EPA Substance Registry System
p,p'-DDT (50-29-3)